Celtics' game on Tuesday night is canceled

Due to the tragedy at the Boston Marathon, the NBA has canceled the Celtics' final home game on Tuesday night.

Jim Fenton

The NBA has canceled the Celtics' final regular-season home game in the aftermath of the tragedy at the Boston Marathon.

The Celtics were scheduled to face the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night at the TD Garden, but the league said the game will not be made up.

The regular season concludes on Wednesday night with the Celtics playing the Raptors in Toronto, and the playoffs will begin on Saturday. With the Celtics and Pacers locked into their Eastern Conference playoff spots, it is not necessary to play the meaningless game, so the teams will have an 81-game season.

"The NBA expresses its sympathy to all those affected by the tragedy in Boston earlier today,'' said the league in a statement on Monday night.